Next Week in Music | Aug. 19-25 • Music On TV
Here's something interesting: Nearly all the late-night and daytime talk shows are running repeats next week. So you can watch most of the performers below right now online! It's...
Ikebe Shakedown | Kings Left Behind
WHO ARE THEY? A retro-minded, horn-fuelled instrumental septet from New York City.
WHAT IS THIS? Their fourth full-length, full-strength fusion of vintage soul, cut with everything from psychedelia and Afrobeat...
Album Review: Frank Turner | No Man’s Land
WHO IS HE? The British folk-punk troubadour whose prolificity and work ethic go hand-in-hand with his gregarious humanitarianism.
WHAT IS THIS? A concept album of new and old songs inspired...
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Infest The Rat’s Nest
WHO ARE THEY? The wildly prolific Australian sextet whose psychedelic musical explorations and detours are every bit as absurdly extravagant as their name.
WHAT IS THIS? Their 15th studio album...
Bobby Rush | Sitting On Top of The Blues
WHO IS HE? The King of the Chitlin' Circuit. The International Dean of the Blues. The man who wrote Chicken Heads. The Blues Hall of Famer. And the living...
Oh Sees | Face Stabber
WHO ARE THEY? L.A. garage-rock weirdo John Dwyer and his ever-changing band of many similar names — including Thee Oh Sees, OCS, The Oh Sees, Oklahoma Crash Suite, Orange...
Madison Cunningham | Who Are You Now
WHO IS SHE? An up-and-coming California singer-songwriter and guitarist who is barely old enough to drink legally — but arrives fully loaded with artistic talent and musical chops far...
Ride | This is Not A Safe Place
WHO ARE THEY? The old-school British shoegazers who made four revered albums in the ’90s before splitting for 18 years, eventually picking up the torch again in 2014.
WHAT IS...
Rodney Crowell | Texas
WHO IS HE? The Houston kid who became a Grammy-winning country star. The former husband of Rosanne Cash and son-in-law of The Man in Black. The artist whose enviable...
Snoop Dogg | I Wanna Thank Me
WHO IS HE? The rapper formerly known as Snoop Doggy Dogg, Snoop Lion, Snoopzilla, The Doggfather, The Top Dogg, the head nizzle fo shizzle, the D.O. Double-G, Martha Stewart’s...
Sleater-Kinney | The Center Won’t Hold
WHO ARE THEY? The recently reconvened Olympia indie-punk outfit founded and fronted by singer-guitarists Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein — and anchored until a few weeks ago by drummer...
The Hold Steady | Thrashing Thru the Passion
WHO ARE THEY? Your cool uncle's favourite band — and arguably America's last great guitar-rock group. Naturally, they live in Brooklyn. Just as naturally, they're originally from the Midwest —...
Miranda Lambert’s Wildcard Tops Today’s Album Announcements
Another day, another whack of fall album announcements. The biggest of today's bunch is Miranda Lambert, whose seventh major-label disc Wildcard drops Nov. 1. Even though she's pretty much...
Back Stories | David Clayton-Thomas Talks Woodstock in 2009
Timing is everything. Just ask David Clayton-Thomas. This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of his Woodstock performance with Blood, Sweat & Tears. So there's no better time for the...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From Aug. 13, 1999
Two decades ago, new albums and EPs from The Roots, Nine Inch Nails, Kelly Joe Phelps, Fred Eaglesmith and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s...
